The Gigantic Turnip - Russian Folk Tale Fukuinkan Shoten 0001-7652 Retold by A. Tolstoy Translated by Risako Uchida Illustrated by Churyo Sato Format: Large-format color Size: 20 x 27 cm / 28 pages Release Date: 1966/06/20 Price: ¥1320 Synopsis Everyone works together to pull out the gigantic turnip! An old man plants a turnip, and it grows into a tremendously large, sweet, and healthy turnip. The old man tries to pull it out, chanting "Unto kosho, dokkoisho," but the turnip won't budge. The old man calls the old woman to help, but the turnip still won't budge. The old woman calls the granddaughter, the granddaughter calls the dog, and the dog calls the cat, but still, the turnip won't budge. Finally, the cat calls the mouse... This powerful Russian folktale has been made into a picture book. For reading aloud: Ages 3 and up For reading alone: Early elementary school Long Seller / Folk Tale / [Grade 1, Kyoiku Shuppan] Adopted by Japanese Language Textbook R6 / [Grade 1, Tokyo Shoseki] Adopted by Japanese Language Textbook R6 / [Grade 1, Mitsumura Tosho] Adopted by Japanese Language Textbook R6 / Picture books and fairy tales to enjoy with "Delicious Picture Book Recipes" / Books that have exceeded 100 printings